ORANGE FLAMINGO (WB922)

Nearly everyone knows what flamingos look like ---pink birds with long legs. You can see them at just about every zoo. You can find them in storybooks. Alice uses flamingos as croquet mallets in Through the Looking Glass (by Lewis Carroll). Images of flamingos, standing under palm trees, appear in paperweights and snow globes. Plastic flamingos make colorful lawn ornaments!! But did you know that some flamingos live high up in the Andes Mountains of South America? Did you know that Flamingos can swim, and flamingos can fly? It’s all true.

Our Flamingos are the largest string puppets we sell (38 inches tall) but they are as easy to operate as our Ostrich Marionettes. They have their own special control (without removable strings) and they come in several beautiful colors.

SHEEPDOG (WB933)

This Large Sheepdog String Puppet is 38 inches tall from the control to the bottom of the puppet's paws. He really does have eyes, back somewhere under all of that fur. All four legs walk as you rock the control from side to side.

POODLES A-PLENTY

Here, straight from the Westminister Dog Show, is Flea-Fe, Grand Prize Winner and World Champion in the class designated for Poodles who don't eat food (a fairly small class). These Poodles stand 38 inches tall and may be walked by simply rocking their controls from side to side. Available in White (WB943A), Black (WB943B) or Pink (WB943C).

COCKER SPANIEL (WB944)

A dog with definite appeal as a family pet and child's companion, the Cocker Spaniel breed had it's beginnings in Spain and was developed along with its cousins the Clumber, Sussex, Springer, Field, and toy spaniels, in England as hunting dogs. You won't have to hunt any farther for an easier String Puppet to work. Just tip the control from side to side to make this dog walk. Stands 38 inches tall.

AFGHAN (WB981)

This hound is described by the Random House Webster's Collete Dictionary as "a soft knitted or crocheted blanket, often in a geometric pattern." Oops... wrong paragraph (darn small print again). "one of a breed of tall, slender hounds with a long, narrow head, a long, silky coat, and a topknot." This charming string puppet is 38 inches tall and fully paper trained.

CAMEL (WB931)

This Large Camel String Puppet is 38 inches tall from the control to the bottom of the puppet's feet. All four legs walk as you rock the control from side to side.

DONKEY (WB990)

According to Webster's College Dictionary, this fine fellow is "...a long-eared, slow, surefooted domesticated mammal, related to the horse..." What they don't say (of course) is that it makes a fine, if somewhat stubborn, 38 inch tall string puppet. Rock the control from side to side to make him... uh... to make him just stand there and defy you! If you can't make him do anything, then don't worry. You are working him very realistically. Congratulations!

ELEPHANT (WB939)

African Elephants, such as the ones we offer here, have large flapping ears. Indian Elephants (from India) have smaller ears. Both use ear-flapping as a bloodstream cooling system much like a car radiator cools engine liquid. This string puppet is 38 inches tall including string length.

GOATS GALORE

Perfect for your marionette production of "Billy Goat's Gruff", or "The Little Goatherd", or "The Three Little Goats" or "Mary Had a Little Goat" or... well, you get the idea. These 38 inch tall String Puppets come in Winter White (WB991A) and Foggy Gray (WB991B).

HORSES OF A DIFFERENT COLOR

You'll be singing "Hello, Ol' Paint" when you see this 38 inch tall Large Horse Marionette in Bronco Brown (WB952A). Sorry, but without the saddle (not included and not an option), we do not recommend riding him. With all those strings, roping him isn't a good idea either. Just be satisfied to make him gallop aound the room or across the stage by rocking his control from side to side! Also available in Black Beauty Black (WB952B) and Hiho Silver Away White (WB952C).

KANGAROO (WB997)

A Kangaroo moves by hopping on its hind legs, using its tail for steering and balancing. They can hop at speeds up to 40mph. When a Kangaroo is moving slowly the tail is used as an extra leg that which offers support standing on its hind legs. Most kangaroos can only move both their back legs together and not one at a time. Kangaroos are found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are grazing animals that eat grass, young shoots and leaves of heath plants and grass trees. They need very little water to survive and are capable of going for months without drinking at all. Our Large Kangaroo Marionette stands nearly 38 inches tall and can hop however high you choose, using the his simple control.

MONKEY (WB963)

Born in the beautiful Coconut Atolls, Maxwell Monkey distinguished himself from his 17 brothers and sisters by being the least ambitious of his parent's children.  Instead of doing his chores, he would climb up a tree to snooze.  At age 6, accidentally harvested with a bunch of coconuts, Maxwell was shipped to the United States where he now works as a sun tan consultant. Maxwell is 38 inches tall if you include the strings.

CHIMPANZEE (WB938)

Of the two people pictured here, one is a large antropoid ape of equatorial Africa having a hairy coat and a relatively bare face. The other person pictured here is NOT a 38 inch tall string puppet with an easy-to-work control.

UNUSUAL UNICORNS

These beautiful horse-like creatures are often described as a symbol of purity (rather than practicality). We feel they probably became mythical because people had such a difficult time putting bridles on them... and those horns kept poking out window screens. 38 inches tall, they come in Wonderous White (WB992A) and Passionate Purple (WB992B).

WONDERFUL WOLVES

These beautiful wolves, looking like they were just chosen for hen-house guard duty, are perfect for your production of "Little Red Riding Hood Meets Peter and the Wolf." Simply rock their controls back and forth to make them chase rabbits, sheep and other dietary supplements. At 39 inches tall, they come in Red (WB969) and Gray (WB968).

Sorry, both of these puppets are sold out and more will not be available until mid-2012.

ZEBRA (WB953)

This Large Zebra Marionette sports his natural coloring which is designed to make him invisible while romping through the high grasses of the plains. Here in the living room, of couse, he can be plainly seen! He stands a full 38 inches tall and can be make to gallop by simply rocking his control from side to side.